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Oh oh..Opened the fridge!! had a wee taste. The opposite of miracle happened.

I’m worrying that writing about failures doesn’t exactly entice folk to want to cook what you cook, does it? I usually only post what I feel is worthy, but I really am at odds about this whole cake making malarkey. Especially this aubergine one. I was wondering why I couldn’t find enough eggplant recipes to prove it’s ok to go ahead with this one….ahhh why am I getting so worked up about it? It’s only a cake! EXACTLY that’s it, it’s because it’s a cake! If you chose to eat cake, you have to make it worth it! You have to justify why you went over your calories. Don’t you? It has to be amazing, the best you have ever eaten! Don’t you agree?

Ok, so, I always enjoy incorporating a twist to my cake making. It’s the justification thing. I want to stay healthy and I know a lot of folk out there do to, so I love that twist, that twist of healthiness, but eggplant isn’t the twist for me. Especially not in cake.

Well, I followed this recipe, however I forgot to add the 1/2 cup honey…doh! Not really getting off to a great start here.

At first the blueberry purée was the most wonderful colour then I added the grated eggplant. At that point the colour began to lose its vibrance. I was still insistent on continuing, so added the wet stuff to the dry stuff. I really should have trusted my painting knowledge on that of course when you add white to a dark blue it WILL become a light grey blue. And yep, that’s exactly what happened. Again I was still determined to finish what I started and make the most of this grey mess, so I hopped on my bike covered in flour and my face splashed with blueberry juice then cycled to the nearest supermarket to pick up some red food colour.

Yep, I was more concerned about it looking better than it tastes and gave in to the unnatural colourings.

I proceeded to doctor up the batter and voilà, the colour changed from grey to a dark eggplant purple. Lovely 🙂 At that time I wasn’t aware of the lack of sugar in my cake and transferred the batter to the rice cooker. Switched to 50mins then got stuck into the dishes. I had a wee taste of the batter and it tasted really bitter from the eggplant skin!! It wasn’t sweet AT ALL!! ahhhhh!

So here it is, the cake is now out of the oven (not looking very purple), smelling like vegetables! I probably should take that as a sign that it’s going to taste like that too, but I’m still not giving in!

What I have done right is the frosting. It’s out of this world. Soooo easy to make and tastes super naughty in a great way. I’m hoping the frosting will save me. What do you think?

Hmmm I’m not so sure. I’ll wait till the morning and see how it looks and smells. I think I’m hoping for a miracle to happen over night. Who knows?

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How would you describe your eating habbits? Do you live to eat or eat to live? I think from this blog of mine you can more or less guess which I'd use to describe my eating habits.
I love to indulge, but I also love to stay healthy. This is where this blog begins. I want to have a good reason to why I cook something, and enjoy experimenting with ways I can make what I eat healthier and more convenient (you'll find a lot of my recipes are made in the rice cooker)
From cakes to salads, I want a reason to justify why I make or eat them. I will also never compromise on flavour, which is why I try to use only the freshest of locally grown ingredients. Even now that I am a poor student I will never give in to value pack offers from huge supermarket chains! If I can't eat a lot, at least I know I consume what I need to stay healthy.
I hope you like my blog. I'm still learning and experimenting, with both cooking and photography, so if you happen to stop by or pop back to take a look from time to time, please feel free to make suggestion, leave a simple comment or to simply rant.
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